No weekday services at Callander or Killearn today.
This week
Rotas
Callander
Hilary Gunkel
Ros Grant
Aberfoyle
James Stirling
George Willis
Sunday 6th January
Epiphany
Collect
O God,
who by the leading of a star
manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth:
mercifully grant that we,
who know you now by faith,
may at last behold your glory face to face;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Services & Readings
10.00 Callander
BCP
Eph. 3.1-12
Matt. 2.1-12
11.15 Aberfoyle
Isa. 60.1-6
Eph. 3.1-12
Matt. 2.1-12
Tuesday 8th January
17.00 Fellowship Group – Croftamie
Wednesday 9th January
10.00 Callander
Mark 6.52-54
Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.
Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit
Dried foods
Ready meals
Cooking sauces
Breakfast cereals
UHT milk
Tea/coffee/sugar
Snacks
Toiletries
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Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.
Notices for the week beginning 17th December 2018 until Sunday 30th December
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Carol Service Sunday 16th December
A number of thanks are due for making these services the success they were. Beforehand, two teams of volunteers led by Carol Seymour (St Marys) and Heather Swain (St Andrews) decorated their respective churches to perfection. On the Saturday at St Andrews there was a ‘spring cleaning’ morning. There was also a cloakroom decorating team. The end result was a transformation. On the Sunday, Fiona Gibson and her team at St Andrews managed the feeding of the five thousand after the Carol Service. An anonymous labourer dug a neat path through the snow from the porch door to the road. For the services themselves, Mary-Clare Brown struggled from her sickbed to mastermind a Carol Service that included two choirs and instruments. Towards its end, George Willis masterminded the opening of the floodlighting scheme. Previously he and others had worked tirelessly to bring the project to fruition. For the first time in some years extra chairs had to be brought in to seat those attending. Later at St Andrews, Callander Chorale and Brass led by Margaret and Ian Milligan provided a wonderful accompaniment to the service. All in all, a memorable weekend. The Rector’s deep gratitude to all concerned.
Christmas Rotas
No sides persons or readers will be required at either morning service on the 23rd December. Christmas Day sides persons and readers at Aberfoyle required please; offers to Richard.
This week
Wednesday 19th December
10.00 Callander
Luke 1. 5-25
Sunday 23rd December
The fourth Sunday of Advent
Collect:
God our redeemer,
who prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary
to be the mother of your Son:
grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet him
when he comes again as our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
St Andrews 10.00 Holy Communion (said BCP)
Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
St Mary’s 11.15 Holy Communion (said BCP)
Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
Monday 24th December
Christmas Eve
Collect
Almighty God,
you make us glad with the yearly remembrance
of the birth of your Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as we joyfully receive him as our redeemer,
so we may with sure confidence behold him
when he shall come to be our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
St Mary’s
11.30 Midnight Service
2Samuel 7:1-5, 8-11
Acts 13:16-26
Luke 1:67-69
Tuesday 25th December
Christmas Day
Collect
Almighty God,
you have given us your only-begotten Son
to take our nature upon him
and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin:
grant that we, who have been born again
and made your children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever
8.00 Holy Communion Balfron
Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
10.00 Holy Communion Callander
Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
11.15 Family Communion Aberfoyle.
Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
A very Happy Christmas and New Year to all when it comes.
Wednesday 26th December
No midweek at St Andrews.
Sunday 30th December
The first Sunday of Christmas
Collect
Almighty God, who wonderfully created us in your own image
and yet more wonderfully restored us
through your Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as he came to share in our humanity,
so we may share the life of his divinity;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever
10.00 Callander
1Sam 2:18-20,26
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-end
11.15 Aberfoyle
1Sam 2:18-20,26
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-end
Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.
Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit
Dried foods
Ready meals
Cooking sauces
Breakfast cereals
UHT milk
Tea/coffee/sugar
Snacks
Toiletries
Cleaning products
Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.
Each class at Callander Primary School has contributed towards the production of a Christmas CD at £5 each and the proceeds are towards school funds. There is an order form at the back of church and Amanda Smith will ensure that you have your copy as quickly as possible.
This week
Rotas
No sides persons will be required at either morning service on the 16th December.
Tuesday 11th December
17.00 Croftamie -Fellowship Group is postponed
Wednesday 12th December
10.00 Callander
Matt. 11.28-end
Friday 14th December 7.30pm Killearn Kirk
Strathendrick SingersChristmas Concerts
An evening of festive music including Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Cecilia McDowall’s A Winters Night as well as the usual favourites for all to sing along.
Tickets (£10, £3 for children) at the door or from choir members.
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Services & Readings
08.00 Balfron
Luke 3. 7-18
10.00 St Andrews
Luke 3. 7-18
Holy Communion BCP (said)
No morning service at St Mary’s
16.00 St Mary’s
CAROL SERVICE
18.30 St Andrew’s
CAROL SERVICE
Wednesday 19th December
10.00 Callander
Luke 1. 5-25
Future Notices:
Christmas Services
Sunday 23rd December
St Andrews 10.00 Holy Communion
St Mary’s 11.15 Holy Communion
Monday 24th December
Christmas Eve
11.30 Midnight Service
Tuesday 25th December
Christmas Day
8.00 Holy Communion Balfron
10.00 Holy Communion Callander
11.15 Family Communion Aberfoyle.
Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.
Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit
Dried foods
Ready meals
Cooking sauces
Breakfast cereals
UHT milk
Tea/coffee/sugar
Snacks
Toiletries
Cleaning products
Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.
One of the agenda items at the meeting will be a ballot to accept or otherwise the gift of a new hymnbook entitled ‘Ancient and Modern: Hymns and Songs for Refreshing Worship’. The requirements of Canon Law disallow any proposed change to worship without prior consultation with the congregation. The consultation has been conducted since Easter by use of a sampler containing a selection of the new material offered by the proposed hymnbook. This process of consultation concludes with a secret ballot of everyone present at today’s Annual Meeting. The new book, should this gift be accepted, would replace all three hymnbooks presently in use.
The resolution set before the meeting will be as follows:
Do you accept the offer of a new hymnbook?
Strathendrick SingersChristmas Concerts
Sunday 9th December 7.00pm Gartmore Village Hall
Friday 14th December 7.30pm Killearn Kirk,
Come and join us for an evening of festive music including Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Cecilia McDowall’s A Winters Night as well as the usual favourites for all to sing along.
Festive refreshments will be served at the interval.
Tickets (£10, £3 for children) at the door or from choir members.
17.00 Croftamie – Fellowship Group has been cancelled
Wednesday 12th December
10.00 Callander
Matt. 11.28-end
Friday 14th December
Strathendrick Singers Christmas Concert (see above)
Future Notices:
Sunday 16th December
Carol Service Sunday
Please note a change to the usual service pattern.
St Andrews
10.00 Holy Communion said BCP
There will be no morning service at St Mary’s
St Mary’s Carol Service will start at 16.00 and not 15.00 as previously published
Mary-Clare is looking for anyone to take part in a scratch choir for the Carol Service. There will be a rehearsal on Saturday 15th December (time tbc) and another short rehearsal before the service on Sunday 16th December.
If you are interested in joining us or have any questions, please contact Mary-Clare:
Our campaign to assist Start Up Stirling is ongoing to allow contributions of the following items to be delivered to the tray in church on any Sunday. Thank you to all who contribute.
Tinned meat/fish/veg/beans, soup/fruit
Dried foods
Ready meals
Cooking sauces
Breakfast cereals
UHT milk
Tea/coffee/sugar
Snacks
Toiletries
Cleaning products
Household goods – good quality crockery, cutlery, towels, pots and pans.
